NSW · Campbelltown (NSW) Council
Rosemeadow, NSW, 2560
Desirability index
#548 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Rosemeadow is a mid-sized suburb in the Campbelltown (NSW) area, home to around 8,007 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 10,427 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+1%), roughly 1302.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $595 (flats $510, houses $620), 5 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 8,007
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,708
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 73 of 2,631
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,933
- Employment rate
- 52.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 275 / 364 / 35
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $510
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $620
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $595
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 628
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 10,427
- Against the person
- 2,198
- Against property
- 2,867
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,302.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 4 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +0.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions962
- Domestic Violence Related Assault586
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment731
- Malicious Damage To Property624
- Transport Regulatory Offences2853
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,000
- Ambarvale High SchoolSecondary
- John Therry Catholic CollegeSecondary
- Mary Brooksbank SchoolSpecial
- Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- Rosemeadow Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
60 public transport stops in this suburb
- Anthony Dr Before Octovia Av
- Cleopatra Reserve, Cleopatra Dr
- Copperfield Dr After Appin Rd
- Copperfield Dr Opp Bernardo St
- Demetrius Rd Before Canidius St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
70 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)9 ORSINO PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
2025· 9 proposals
September 2025
- SubdivisionVIOLENTA WAY ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation14 ILLYRIA STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
August 2025
- Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care; Hours of operation and tradingJULIUS ROAD ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation4 EROS PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dual occupancy; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)67 JUBILEE CIRCUIT ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
April 2025
- Signage; Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia8 ANTHONY DRIVE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure46 LORENZO CRESCENT ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool18 GRECO PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation25 CASSIO WAY ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
2024· 11 proposals
October 2024
- Subdivision16A RODERIGO CLOSE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
August 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation17 ILLYRIA STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure81 LORENZO CRESCENT ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
June 2024
- Attached dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation10 LAERTES PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cemetery80 DEMETRIUS ROAD ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure57B OTHELLO AVENUE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space37 JULIUS ROAD ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
April 2024
- Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading2 THOMAS ROSE DRIVE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation6 OSRIC STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 VIOLENTA WAY ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support28 CASSIO WAY ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
2023· 18 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation35 JULIUS ROAD ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
November 2023
- Attached dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 ILLYRIA STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure11 HAMLET CRESCENT ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 VOLTIMAND PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport4 OPHELIA STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 VOLTIMAND PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
August 2023
- Dwelling1 ILLYRIA STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Subdivision of land16A RODERIGO CLOSE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling1 VIOLENTA WAY ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dwelling59 SEBASTIAN AVENUE ROSEMEADOW 2560Withdrawn
June 2023
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling1 VOLTIMAND PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling9 LAERTES PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dwelling33 ILLYRIA STREET ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
April 2023
- Other19 JULIUS ROAD ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dwelling3 VOLTIMAND PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
- Dwelling43 SEBASTIAN AVENUE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
March 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces9 VIOLA PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
January 2023
- Dwelling2 HAMLET CRESCENT ROSEMEADOW 2560Determined
2022· 15 proposals
November 2022
- Shed18 GRECO PLACE ROSEMEADOW 2560Withdrawn
2021· 11 proposals
11 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 5 proposals
5 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
24 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Copperfield at Glendower StBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after Anthony DrBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after Appin RdBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after Bernardo StBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after Fitzgibbon LaneBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after Hamlet CresBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after MacBeth WayBus stop
- Copperfield Dr after Malcolm WayBus stop
- Copperfield Dr at Colevile PlBus stop
- Copperfield Dr before Appin RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
11 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cindus ReservePark
- Demetrius ReservePark
- Desdemona ParkPark
- Gadshill ReservePark
- Greco ReservePark
- Guban Gujaaja ReservePark
- Haydon ParkPark
- Octavia ReservePark
- Ophelia ReservePark
- Rizal ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 14
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 25.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #548 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Anthony Dr Before Octovia Avtransport
- Cleopatra Reserve, Cleopatra Drtransport
- Copperfield Dr After Appin Rdtransport
- Copperfield Dr Opp Bernardo Sttransport
- Demetrius Rd Before Canidius Sttransport
- Cindus Reservegovernmentpark
- Demetrius Reservegovernmentpark
- Desdemona Parkgovernmentpark
- Gadshill Reservegovernmentpark
- Greco Reservegovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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